What Is Epanalepsis Effect

Device: Epanalepsis. Origin: From the Greek ἐπανάληψις (epanalipsis), meaning “repetition” or “resumption”. In plain English: Repeating the initial word or words of a sentence or clause at the end of that same sentence or clause. Effect: Repetition of the words draws attention to them.

What is the meaning of Epanalepsis in literature?

epanalepsis, the repetition of a word or phrase after intervening language, as in the first line of Algernon Charles Swinburne’s “Itylus”: Related Topics: literature repetition.

What is the purpose of a Antanagoge?

An antanagoge (Greek ἀνταναγωγή, a leading or bringing up), is a figure in rhetoric, in which, not being able to answer the accusation of an adversary, a person instead makes a counter-allegation or counteracting an opponent’s proposal with an opposing proposition in one’s own speech or writing.

James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

Environmental Science & Climate Journalist

James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.

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